Tag: Zach Ojile

Vikings sign RB Abram Smith, waive FB Zach Ojile

The Minnesota Vikings made the signing of RB Abram Smith official and waived FB Zach Ojile to make room for him on the roster.

The Minnesota Vikings announced that they signed All-XFL running back Abram Smith and waived fullback Zach Ojile to make room for him on the roster. The signing of Smith was initially reported by the XFL’s Twitter account.

Smith was the first-team All-XFL running back with 791 yards and seven touchdowns. He was undrafted out of Baylor and became the first overall pick in the XFL draft by the D.C. Defenders.

Ojile was signed by the Vikings after rookie minicamp out of the University of Minnesota-Duluth. He was the backup to C.J. Ham and ranked as the 88th player on the roster.

The Vikings have a full 90-man roster.

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Vikings state of the roster: Running back

The latest in our multi-part series looking at the state of the Minnesota Vikings roster, we take a look at the running back position.

The 2023 season is inching closer and closer by the day and we here at Vikings Wire are previewing the season from every angle.

We are currently writing player profiles on each Minnesota Viking on the roster with projections for what their 2023 season could look like. How things look projecting forward is where the real intrigue lies.

Leading up to training camp, we will be looking at each position from a more in-depth perspective. Today, we will be looking at the running back position.

Vikings 90-man roster player profile: FB Zach Ojile

The second fullback from Duluth the Vikings have signed in as many years, Ojile fits the transition to a 12 personnel heavy system.

Welcome to the beginning of our 2023 season preview content!

Over the next few weeks, we will be looking at each player on the roster in-depth with backgrounds and how they currently project forward on the Minnesota Vikings roster.

What is the best-case scenario? What is the worst-case scenario? What should we expect from them during the preseason and beyond? We will break all of that down here.

As a staff, all of us at Vikings Wire ranked the entire 90-man roster 1-90 and will be releasing player profiles in reverse order.

Vikings sign 2 Minnesotans after rookie minicamp

Fullback Zach Ojile and offensive lineman Sam Schlueter received contracts after a successful minicamp.

After rookie minicamp this past weekend, the Minnesota Vikings have completed their 90-man roster by signing Minnesota-Duluth fullback Zach Ojile and Minnesota offensive lineman Sam Schlueter. The team announced these signings on Tuesday morning.

Ojile becomes the second fullback the Vikings have signed out of the Duluth area in the last 10 years with the first being a massive success in C.J. Ham from Augustana. Ojile was classified as a tight end in college but is going to play more of an HB/FB role in the NFL.

Schlueter was with the San Francisco 49ers last preseason but was released with an injury settlement and later signed with the New York Jets practice squad. The Vikings got an extensive look at him last year during joint practices and he will be competing for the swing tackle job. At Minnesota, he played both right and left tackle.

The Vikings have one spot open on their 90-man roster. Outside linebacker Junior Aho doesn’t count against the roster limit; he is part of the International Pathway Player Program.